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WASHINGTON – The White House expects vaccinations of young children to begin in earnest as early as June 21, if federal authorities approve their use in coming weeks, White House …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – Two U.S. senators on Thursday urged airlines and regulators to take steps to reduce flight cancellations and delays after more than 2,700 Memorial Day weekend …

By David Lawder WASHINGTON – A stronger-than-expected recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will slightly delay the dates when Social Security and Medicare funds are depleted, trustees for the federal benefit …

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON -The White House took the rare step of recognizing the role played by Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in extending a ceasefire in Yemen …

By Maria Chutchian (Reuters) – Three entities linked to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ InfoWars on Thursday agreed to dismiss their Chapter 11 case, marking a win for the families of …

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – The congressional inquiry into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by then-President Donald Trump’s supporters enters a new phase next week, kicking …

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON -A U.S. House of Representatives committee said on Thursday that it was investigating the Saudi Arabian government’s $2 billion investment with a firm of Jared Kushner, …

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON – Forecasters on Thursday amped up their outlook for the U.S. Atlantic hurricane season, saying warm sea temperatures and the absence of a moderating wind shear …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK -Two New York lawyers charged with throwing a Molotov cocktail at an empty city police car during protests over George Floyd’s death pleaded guilty to …

By Karolos Grohmann PARIS -American teenager Coco Gauff appealed for an end to gun violence in the United States on Thursday after she beat Italian Martina Trevisan to reach the …

By Aziz El Yaakoubi RIYADH -Yemen’s warring parties agreed to extend a U.N.-brokered truce for another two months under the same terms as the original deal that was due to …

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) -The avowed white supremacist accused of a racist attack that killed 10 people at a supermarket in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, pleaded not …

WASHINGTON – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that the chamber will vote next week on legislation addressing gun violence. “This package, which we will vote …

By Pavel Polityuk and Max Hunder KYIV – Russia tightened its grip on a key target in a battle for control of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region while President Volodymir Zelenskiy …

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday declined to block the state’s new congressional map drawn by Governor Ron DeSantis’ administration, likely ensuring the plan will …

By Natalie Grover and Mrinalika Roy LONDON -As cases of monkeypox in wealthier Western nations spark a flurry of scientific research to combat the outbreak, scientists are urging the world …

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON – The Biden administration must thoroughly analyze the climate impacts of oil and gas leasing on nearly 4 million acres (1.6 million hectares) of federal land …

LOS ANGELES – “Aquaman” actor Amber Heard will appeal a jury’s decision that she defamed ex-husband Johnny Depp when she claimed she was a survivor of sexual violence, her attorney …

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday restored the right of states and tribes to block projects on environmental grounds through the federal clean water …

By Kanishka Singh and Rami Ayyub (Reuters) – A New York appeals court on Thursday upheld Harvey Weinstein’s rape and sexual assault conviction, rejecting the disgraced movie producer’s arguments that …

(Reuters) -Federal investigators have launched a review into whether the U.S. Food and Drug Administration properly inspected Abbott Laboratories’ Michigan plant and how the agency oversaw the baby formula recall …

TOKYO – A study in Japan found that women were significantly more likely than men to develop rash-like side effects after a first dose of Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine. The …

EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Demand Answers On How Biden’s Energy Policies Are Strengthening China Thomas Catenacci on June 2, 2022 Republican leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee demanded answers from …

By Tom Hals and Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – While public outrage grows over a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 21 dead last week, the victims’ relatives may never …

NEW YORK – Michael Avenatti, the brash California lawyer who once took on then-President Donald Trump, was sentenced to four years in prison on Thursday for defrauding his best-known former …